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The General Prices this
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9th. day of April Anno Dui 1725
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and For some time past of the several sorts of Midling English
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Corn and Grain hereunder menconed each Quarter to contain
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Eight Bushells and each Bushell to contain Eight Gallows &
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no more as they are sold in the Markets in and near the City
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of London as followeth. Vizt.
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£ s d
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Very good English Midling Wheat the Quarter
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The like Sort of English Rye the Quarter is
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The better sort of Barly the Quarter is
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The midling sort of good English Oats the
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Quarter is Twelve Shillings}
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The midling Sort of Horse Beans the Quarter
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The best Sort of Boiling Peas the
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Quarter is
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Wee
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Humphry Parsons
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County of Surry
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Godfrey Harris
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Being persons Qualifyed according to the Direction of the late
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Act of Parliament Entituled An Additional Act for improvement
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of Tillage do certifie according to the best of our Knowledge and
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Informacon having been lately in the Corn Markets in and
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near the City of London that the abovesaid prices are the Comon
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market prices of the several Sorts of Midling English Corne
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of the respective sorts as they are bought & Sold Witness our
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hands the Day & Year above menconed.
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Jur in Cur & me die Aprilis
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Anno Dui 1725.
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Hum. Parsons
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Godf: Harries
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